DSi games to be region locked - bit-tech.net Forums

CardJoe · 7th Oct 2008, 12:09

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/10...egion-locked/1

In a move that's sure to annoy many Nintendo fans, the company has just revealed that games for the new DSi will be region locked.

proxess · 7th Oct 2008, 12:15

I'd still rather a Pandora anyhow.

CardJoe · 7th Oct 2008, 12:16

Can't I have both?

proxess · 7th Oct 2008, 12:17

Wouldn't you rather play ZSNES online against me on a Wifi connection?

mikeuk2004 · 7th Oct 2008, 12:18

So they too are removing backwards compatability and region locking it. Great eh?

CardJoe · 7th Oct 2008, 12:25

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Originally Posted by proxess

Wouldn't you rather play ZSNES online against me on a Wifi connection?

You can do that on a DSi?!

Joeymac · 7th Oct 2008, 12:46

Nintendo are really doing everything they can to increase piracy for the DSi.... maybe they just don't like money.

Mentai · 7th Oct 2008, 12:59

Haha yeah my first thought was, fine then, I'll just find a way to circumvent it. Might as well download a few games unavailable in my region while I'm at it... Again giant corporation, Stop Penalising Your Paying Customers, arg!

mmorgue · 7th Oct 2008, 13:25

Yep, I agree. The harder they try to lock these things the down, the more incentive they give people to hack it.

For example, if Sony hadn't region locked the PS (or PS2 or PS3) for games, then I wouldn't've pirated the StreetFighter Zero series as I wanted a Japanese version, not the PAL/NTSC versions.

I would have paid the full price and import costs to purchase a fully legal, authorised Sony game, albeit from Japan. I don't see how Sony would have lost out in that respect. But then, I guess as a dumb consumer, what do I know?

proxess · 7th Oct 2008, 14:28

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Originally Posted by CardJoe

You can do that on a DSi?!

You can, but not all games. Also N64. And Megadrive. Something you can't do on the DSi is play ePSXe and play some Gran Turismo 2 anywhere.

Narishma · 7th Oct 2008, 14:42

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Originally Posted by mmorgue

Yep, I agree. The harder they try to lock these things the down, the more incentive they give people to hack it.

For example, if Sony hadn't region locked the PS (or PS2 or PS3) for games, then I wouldn't've pirated the StreetFighter Zero series as I wanted a Japanese version, not the PAL/NTSC versions.

I would have paid the full price and import costs to purchase a fully legal, authorised Sony game, albeit from Japan. I don't see how Sony would have lost out in that respect. But then, I guess as a dumb consumer, what do I know?

The PS3 isn't region locked.

Dreaming · 7th Oct 2008, 17:30

Have to agree with the general consensus this is just going to make people download the games and flash them onto memory cards now it's going to be that much easier :/. I mean it's about push and pull factors when someone pirates a game and they're just giving the pirates and legitimate users another reason to not pay.

benjamyn · 7th Oct 2008, 18:29

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Originally Posted by Joeymac

Nintendo are really doing everything they can to increase piracy for the DSi.... maybe they just don't like money.

Course they do, they make tonnes of it, much more profit than Microsoft or Sony (Games divisions only)
And the DSi will almost definately get them oodles and oodles more cash.

You should have said "maybe they just don't like their fans/consumers"

Mentai · 7th Oct 2008, 22:43

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Originally Posted by benjamyn

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joeymac

Nintendo are really doing everything they can to increase piracy for the DSi.... maybe they just don't like money.

Course they do, they make tonnes of it, much more profit than Microsoft or Sony (Games divisions only)
And the DSi will almost definately get them oodles and oodles more cash.

You should have said "maybe they just don't like their fans/consumers"

I think that was his point. By pissing off their fans/consumers they'll make LESS money than they could have. Of course it'll still turn a mega profit, but why settle for less than you could have?

DXR_13KE · 8th Oct 2008, 00:25

what Nintendo wants to say is:

"PLEASE PIRATE MORE!!!"

mmorgue · 8th Oct 2008, 09:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by Narishma

The PS3 isn't region locked.

I stand corrected. Ta!

7th Oct 2008, 12:09	#1
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Joeymac Multimodder Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 221	Nintendo are really doing everything they can to increase piracy for the DSi.... maybe they just don't like money.

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Mentai Supermodder Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New Zealand Posts: 491	Haha yeah my first thought was, fine then, I'll just find a way to circumvent it. Might as well download a few games unavailable in my region while I'm at it... Again giant corporation, Stop Penalising Your Paying Customers, arg!

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mmorgue Supermodder Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Mos Eisley, in the bar... Posts: 378	Yep, I agree. The harder they try to lock these things the down, the more incentive they give people to hack it. For example, if Sony hadn't region locked the PS (or PS2 or PS3) for games, then I wouldn't've pirated the StreetFighter Zero series as I wanted a Japanese version, not the PAL/NTSC versions. I would have paid the full price and import costs to purchase a fully legal, authorised Sony game, albeit from Japan. I don't see how Sony would have lost out in that respect. But then, I guess as a dumb consumer, what do I know?

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